Past webinars

  During this session we will cover: Using the narrative lens to storytelling and why it matters How to plan a story worth telling and sharing planning secrets  How conflict and emotional layering make for a compelling read Your copywriting checklist for setting a pace  Words that work and ones to avoid  Content curation techniques Interview questions that help build copy Compelling character profiles  Powerful storytelling inspiration  Work at your own pace workbook   Course Outcomes: Story content plan Story themes to suit your organisation Comprehensive story collection / extraction chart  Interview templates  Go to lists for great examples  Copywriter tools anyone can use This webinar is suitable for:  Marketing and Fundraising GMs, Communications Officers, CEO and Directors of small nfpos, Volunteer communications staff  for not for profits in the community health / wellbeing / environment / animal welfare / community goodwill sector. Includes:  Live access to webinar, participation in live Q&A during the webinar, access to post webinar recording and slides as well as any additional templates provided by the speaker. Does not include: Personalised copy assessments 

Connecting Up Evolve Webinar Series 1: The New Marketing Mix: Recipes for success in a COVID world. COVID-19 has dramatically changed how organisations engage with their customers and clients and brought a number of challenges for the Australian not-for-profit sector. As Chief Marketing Officer for IBM ANZ, Jodie Sangster has used her extensive experience to overcome those challenges and maintain IBM's trajectory of success during the COVID pandemic. Join this one-hour session to discover what Jodie has learnt and how your organisation can apply similarly innovative strategies and tactics to achieve outsanding, measurable results even during the most uncertain of times.   Connecting Up Evolve Webinar Series 2: Using Google for Nonprofits to drive sustainable growth and recovery during COVID

In challenging times, a strategic plan can be like a treasure map of hope – helping you focus on the future and your goals when often you just want to hibernate. Take stock of where your organisation is now, what to keep for the future and new things you have learned to keep you moving. Learn skills for collaborating and planning strategically with your board and members using online tools such as Miro, Clickup and Trello, so you are ready to get back on track to achieve your 2021 goals. Topics we’ll cover:  Creating the framework for the plan Online collaboration tools for your planning Tips for facilitating the planning session and keeping people on track Great questions to ask to support your planning session How to reflect on the past effectively  Designing your strategic plan using free templates   Course Outcomes At the end of this webinar you will have: The foundations for successful online planning Knowledge of the planning process and how to initiate positivity An appreciation of how a plan can steer the organisation and win support from your funders and other stakeholders This course is suitable for: Presidents / Chairs, Board members, CEOs, Operations and senior management of non-profit organisations Includes: Live access to webinar, participation in live Q&A session at the end of the webinar, access to post webinar recording and slides as well as any additional templates provided by the speaker.

  Accounting software like MYOB makes it quick and easy to pull your key financial statements together - but do you know how to read and use them properly to make sound decisions? This financially focussed webinar will be led by experts from MYOB and one of their accounting partners and will explain (in-non accountant speak) how to read and use your organisation’s key financial statements to improve organisational performance. The webinar will be informative and engaging. You’ll get lots of practical tips and advice with plenty of time to ask questions relevant to you. The webinar will cover: Balance sheets Profit and loss statements Budgets Cash flow forecasts It will also cover the use of dashboards as a way to identify potential financial issues – before they become significant. If you’ve ever felt unsure of how to read and interpret your organisations financial statements - this is a must attend webinar! Course Outcomes: By the end of the webinar you’ll feel more confident to read and understand your organisations key financial statements – and make well informed strategic and operational decisions based on them.   This webinar is suitable for:  NFP leaders and managers, or anyone with a responsibility for the financial performance and/or reporting of their organisation. It would also be useful for new NFP Directors who want to better understand their organisations financial reporting.    Includes:  Live access to webinar, participation in live Q&A during the webinar, access to post webinar recording and slides as well as any additional templates provided by the speaker.

Who is responsible for risk management in your organisation? Assessing, monitoring and resourcing your risk management framework is critical to decision-making in order to ride through change and set up your team to be agile for whatever the future presents. This webinar provides a guide to working through a risk framework with your board and staff by clarifying responsibility and accountability and empowering your team to actively tackle risk. Topics we’ll cover:  Understanding the types of risks that your organisation is exposed to The risk management process Sharing responsibility for risk management across the whole organisation Establishing a workable risk management plan Using online tools to keep the framework up to date Course Outcomes At the end of this webinar you will have: Learnt what is needed to prepare your risk management framework Have an implementation plan for identifying and mitigating risk The know-how for managing risk using online tools This course is suitable for: Presidents / Chairs, Board members, CEOs, Operations and senior management of non-profit organisations Includes: Live access to webinar, participation in live Q&A session at the end of the webinar, access to post webinar recording and slides as well as any additional templates provided by the speaker.

This workshop will demonstrate hands-on building of Power Automate flows, enabling you to be confident to create and implement these within your own organisation. We will showcase how to build these from scratch, or customise existing Power Automate templates. Ensuring these are well adopted within your organisation is key, so we will share some recommendations on how to make these new processes accessible and easy for your team to use. We will demonstrate key integrations of the Power Automate system, with a focus on those within the Microsoft 365 suite. Attendees will be encouraged prior to bring their own processes and workflows to the meeting, we will attempt to perform live builds on those processes based on existing (or new) templates. The extended Q&A session will be an opportunity to ask questions specific to your Power Automate goals, with an expectation of getting technical.

So you’ve moved your email to Office 365, what’s next? Office 365 (and Microsoft 365) isn’t just a tool that manages your email.  It is a suite of tools that are designed to make your organisation more productive, keep your data safe from an ever-increasing range of threats and transform your services through insights. In this seminar we introduce you to the unsung heroes of Office 365 including Sharepoint, MS Teams, Power BI, Microsoft Flow and others. We’ll not only explain what these tools do but share with you some practical examples of how these are used in real organisations on a daily basis. For those that didn’t attend the introductory course, we’ll also share how Connecting Up can help you acquire and administer the Microsoft Cloud licences you need.

 Microsoft Teams is a tool within Office 365 that enables collaboration in your organisation.  Recent research by Forrester found that the successful implementation of Microsoft Teams delivers 3.2 hours per user per week in time saved through improved collaboration, information sharing and more efficient meetings.  This webinar, by the I.T. Team Limited will introduce you to Microsoft’s Teams, its core functions and benefits.   Course Outcomes: By the end of this webinar your organisation will have:   A better understanding of what Microsoft Teams is.  An understanding of how Microsoft Teams can be used to empower your workforce.  See Microsoft Teams functions in action including Video Calling, Chat, Group Conversations, Document Collaboration, Mobile access and more.  Audience - This webinar is suitable for:   Business and NFP founders / managers  IT Managers  Anyone wanting to improve collaboration across their organisation.   What is not included in the program?   The technical implementation of Microsoft Teams Advanced Microsoft Teams functionality 

Want to learn more about how Office 365 works and how it might benefit your organisation? With Microsoft donating Office 365 licenses for non-profits it’s a highly attractive proposition. Come and learn more about what Office 365 is, it’s key features and get answers to some of the most frequently asked questions. We’ll also share how Connecting Up can help you acquire and administer the Microsoft Cloud licences you need. Course Outcomes: A better understanding of what Office 365 is. A better understanding of how Office 365 will make it easier for your team to collaborate while keeping your Intellectual property safe. An overview of how to move your organisation to Office 365. Seen key Office 365 functions in action. What is not included in the program? This is an introductory level course. While it will briefly touch on the range of tools in the Office 365 suite of products (Microsoft Teams, Power BI etc) it will not do a deep dive on any of these specifically. Audience This webinar is suitable for: Business and NFP founders / managers  Anyone who holds the IT role in your Nonprofit Anyone wanting to improve collaboration and digital security across their organisation.

Learn how you can create a cashflow forecast to deliver regularly to your board and senior management so they are informed and can take strategic action with plenty of time.